Health & Safety

1 in 5 kids start school with health or emotional difficulties that challenge their learning

We can’t just look to individual schools and teachers to fix this. The whole of the education system needs reform…

4 years ago

Bushfire education is too abstract. We need to get children into the real world

One problem with the Australian Curriculum content statements is that they are relatively abstract and detached from children’s lived experiences.

4 years ago

Coronavirus fears can trigger anti-Chinese prejudice. Here’s how schools can help

In an outbreak situation, xenophobia does not feel like racism. Excluding people who “come from” the epicenter of the outbreak…

4 years ago

A familiar place among the chaos: how schools can help students cope after the bushfires

Even students not directly affected by the fires might be distressed by images they have seen or stories they have…

4 years ago

Public school students and staff are fighting fires in NSW

As the bushfire crisis escalated on the mid north coast, public school students and staff put themselves in the path…

4 years ago

Securing your school perimeter against vandals

Preventing a break-in comes down to security procedure and protocol. Particularly as schools invest in digital technologies, outdoor learning aids…

4 years ago

Online violence just as destructive as offline violence

Dr Jane says contrary to claims that cyberhate is mostly innocuous because it is virtual rather than ‘real’, the widespread…

4 years ago

Be compliant and be safe

WorkSafe found several compliance issues with hazardous substance regulations in several schools in WA. When news broke of this earlier…

4 years ago

Bushfires can make kids scared and anxious: here are 5 steps to help them cope

Research shows somewhere between 7% and 45% of children suffer depression after experiencing a natural disaster.

4 years ago

Bushfires prompt mental health resource for schools

As of Wednesday, approximately 154 schools remain non-operational in fire-affected areas. 

4 years ago

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